Alberto BORTOLOTTI
Alberto Bortolotti is a doctoral researcher in Urban Planning, Design, and Policy at the Department of Architecture and Urban Studies of the Polytechnic University of Milano. His research focuses on the interactions between spatial planning and real estate finance with implications in urban development, cohesion policy, and housing studies. He has been a visiting scholar at the Public Governance Institute of KU Leuven and the Department of Human Geography, Planning, and International Development of the University of Amsterdam. Before joining the academic environment, he worked as a junior architect, planner, policy advisor, and researcher, for both public and private institutions such as the Italian Ministry of Culture, the European Parliament, and the Feltrinelli Foundation. He is a social-democratic activist and Vice-President of the Young European Socialists (YES).
Alessandro LISCAI
Alessandro Liscai is researcher at Astrid Foundation, Associate Research Assistant in the Economic Policy and Jobs & Skills Unit at CEPS and member of the FEPS Young Academic Network. With an economic background, Alessandro focused his research on the evolution of the European economic governance, the Recovery and Resilience Facility, and the EU budget. His research interests encompass, as well, social policies, the impact of digital technologies on the labour market and on the health sector, and the EU industrial policy (with a particular focus on some strategic EU initiatives, related to critical raw materials and space economy). He researched these fields with quantitative and qualitative approaches, publishing several contributions and reports committed by EU institutions. Alessandro holds a Bachelor’s in Economics and Management at Luiss University, a Master of Science in Economics at Nova School of Business and Economics and a Master of Arts in European Economic Governance at Luiss School of European Political Economy.
Aline BURNI
Policy Advisor at Tony Blair Institute for Global Change. Aline worked at FEPS as a Policy Analyst on International Relations from April 2022 until April 2023. She holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (Brazil) and her doctoral thesis focused on the effect of the rise of populist radical right parties on immigration policies in Europe. During her doctoral studies, she was a Fulbright visiting scholar at the New York University (NYU), and a visiting researcher at the Catholic University of Louvain (Belgium). Before joining FEPS, Aline worked as a researcher for the global development think tank German Development Institute/ Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) in Bonn, where her academic and policy advice work centered on international cooperation, EUdevelopment policy, and populism. Aline has applied experience with multi-sector international partnerships and international cooperation for development, having worked in the past as a Local Consultant and Project Coordinator for the international NGO PYXERA Global, and as Head of the National and International Partnerships Advisory for the Minas Gerais State Government, in Brazil.
Anastaesia Mondesir
Anastaesia Mondesir serves as a project associate at Gender Associations and a consultant specialising in gender equality, peace and security issues. In these roles, she actively supports and evaluates WPS policies and action plans, aiding key stakeholders, such as the governments of Canada and the UK and NATO, in fulfilling their commitments on gender, diversity, peace and security. Previously, she worked at CCID in Cameroon, the OHCHR Regional Office for Europe and the Council of Europe, contributing to gender equality and the fight against gender-based violence.
Andrea STOCCHIERO
is senior researcher at the Study Centre for International Politics (CeSPI). He is an economist with 30 years of professional experience in development, migration and international economics. He has deepened the knowledge on the migration and development nexus and on European Union policies with countries of origin and transit. He has released several publications on development cooperation and migration. In 2021 he edited the CeSPI book Italy and Europe Between Migratory Policies and Integration Processes (Donzelli Editore).
Andrew CUMBERS
Andrew Cumbers is a Professor of Political Economy at the University of Glasgow and Visiting Professor in Economic Geography at the University of Bonn. He has written extensively on urban, local and regional economic development. More recently his interests have focused on economic democracy, public ownership and alternative economic strategies.
Angelica VASCOTTO
Angelica Vascotto is a pan-European Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), where she focuses her work on the Balkans, EU enlargement and security. She is also an Adjunct Professor of International Relations at Ca' Foscari University and a Teaching Assistant at the University of Trieste for IR and Strategic Studies. She obtained her PhD in Institutions and Policies in cotutelle agreement between the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart of Milan and the University of Sarajevo. She holds a MA in Conflict Resolution in Divided Societies from King's College London and a BA in Linguistic Sciences for International Relations from the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart.
Anton HEMERIJCK
Professor of Political Science and Sociology at the Department of Political and Social Sciences, joined the European Commission's newly formed High-Level Group on the Future of Social Protection and of the Welfare State in October 2021. Trained as an economist at Tilburg University in the Netherlands, he received his doctorate from University of Oxford. In his capacity as Dean of the Faculty of the Social Sciences at the Vrije Universiteit of Amsterdam, together with Jonathan Zeitlin, he founded the Amsterdam Centre for Contemporary European Studies. He also directed the Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR), the principle think tank in the Netherlands. Between 2014 and 2017, he was Centennial Professor of Social Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Carlota PEREZ
currently an honorary professor at IIPP, at UCL and at SPRU, University of Sussex, UK. She is an adjunct professor at TalTech, Estonia and an academic in residence at Anthemis UK. She is the author of Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital: The Dynamics of Bubbles and Golden Ages and acts worldwide as a consultant and lecturer.
Daniel MUTH
Dr Dániel Muth has recently finished his PhD in Public Policy at Central European University, Vienna. He is a junior fellow at the Institute of World Economics, Centre for Economic and Regional Studies, Budapest. In April 2024 he is joining the Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM) at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam as postdoc researcher. His research primarily focuses on the political economy of global carbon-pricing mechanisms.
Dennis GOTTSCHLICH
Dennis Gottschlich is a doctoral researcher in Economics at the Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE). His broad research interests include labor economics, future of work and unintended side-effects of competition on workers. He is an applied empirical microeconomist and focus on mental health, social mobility and social capital. Currently he studies economic determinants of mental illnesses, and more general, in psychological distress. He is on deepen the knowledge in this fields to improve policies and highlight the importance of this underresearcherd topic mental health. His current research focuses on the nexus between austerity measures and depressions.
Eleonora POLI
Dr Eleonora Poli is Associate Researcher at the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI), where she is working on democracy, institutions, and economic governance in the EU and in the Western Balkans. Eleonora hold s a PhD in International Political Economy from the Department of International Politics at City University London. She has worked as consultant for a number of prominent international organizations and public institutions, such IDS Thomson Reuters, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and OSIFE. Dr Poli is the author of "Antitrust Institutions and Policies in the Globalising Economy", as well as of several book chapters, opinion pieces, articles, and analyses on the EU political trends and economic policies.
Emilia ARPINI
Emilia Arpini is a Political Scientist, and Doctor in Social Sciences at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Currently she is finishing her second PhD, now in Politics, at the University of Glasgow. She specialises in the topics of participation and local politics. Her current research project focuses on experiences of agroecology in public spaces, led by social and popular economy movements in Argentina.
Evangelia (Lilian) TSOURDI
Evangelia (Lilian) Tsourdi is Associate Professor and Jean Monnet Chair in EU Migration Law and Governance at the Law Faculty of Maastricht University. Lilian is the Deputy Coordinator of the Academic Network for Legal Studies on Immigration and Asylum in Europe, the ‘Odysseus Network’. In addition, she co-chairs with UNHCR the European Academic Refugee Interdisciplinary Network (EARIN), established in the framework of the UN Global Compact on Refugees. Lilian has co-edited the Research Handbook in EU Migration and Asylum Law (Edward Elgar) and has published research in international peer reviewed journals (e.g. Common Market Law Review, International Journal of Refugee Law) and in seminal collective volumes such as The Evolution of EU Law (OUP).
Fabio DI NUNNO
Fabio Di Nunno is currently teaching assistant in History and Policies of the European Union, at the University of International Studies of Rome (UNINT), journalist at Città Nuova and contributor to the “Annali” of the Italian Institute for Historical Studies. He holds a PhD in History of International Relations at “Sapienza” University of Rome, after a master in European Political and Administrative Studies at College of Europe of Bruges and a degree in International Relations and Diplomacy at the University of Naples “L’Orientale”.
Franco TOMASSONI
Franco Tomassoni is a research fellow at the Collaborative Laboratory for Labour, Employment, and Social Protection (CoLABOR) in the research line of labor, employment, technology, and industrial relations. He holds a Ph.D. in Globalization Studies from the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities (FCSH) at Nova University of Lisbon (UNL). Grounded in the intersection of geopolitics, history, social theory, and macroeconomics, his research explores the relationship between technology, hegemonic transitions, and global markets, with a particular focus on labor dynamics and digitalization. He has developed several research projects on the geopolitics of energy and energy security, on the impact of platformization on labor, and on the political responsibility and accountability of platform and digital companies. He is also a member of the editorial committee of the publisher Outro Modo – Le Monde Diplomatique – Portuguese Edition.
Gerry MITCHELL
is a social researcher and writer who is also experienced in political campaigning, community engagement and teaching. She has degrees from Cambridge and The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) where, based in the Centre for Social Exclusion, she completed a PhD in Social Policy. She has recently worked with Compass (London), the Edinburgh Voluntary Organisations’ Council (EVOC), Foundation for European Progressive Studies (Brussels), Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (London and Nordic countries) and the Think Tank for Action on Social Change (Ireland). She lives in Woking, Surrey where she stood as Labour’s parliamentary candidate in the 2019 general election. She currently chairs local Compass and Make Votes Matter groups and co-directs a community fridge project. Her forthcoming book, co-authored with Marcos González Hernando, ‘Uncomfortably Off: Why the Top 10% of Earners Should Care about Inequality’ is published by Policy Press in May 2023.
Gianni PITTELLA
was elected Chair of the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament on 2 July 2014. As leader of the Socialists and Democrats (2014-2018), Gianni committed to fighting inequalities by shoring up growth and employment in the EU. Besides his political work, Gianni is the author of several books on the future and challenges of the European project such as a Brief History of the Future of the United States of Europe (2013). He is also a visiting professor at the University of East Anglia’s London Academy of Diplomacy.
Ivana BARTOLETTI
Ivana Bartoletti is a leader in the field of privacy, data protection and responsible technology. She is an expert on AI and gender rights at the Council of Europe, and is a Cybersecurity and Privacy Exec- utive Fellow at Virginia Tech. She has extensive experience in shap- ing privacy policies, strategies and programmes for large organiza- tions undergoing digital transformation, cloud and automation. She received the Privacy Leader of the Year Award in London in 2022. Ivana is also the founder of the influential Women Leading in AI net- work, and a former chair of the Fabian Society.
Jan BOGUSŁAWSKI
Jan Bogusławski is a PhD student at Sciences Po Paris, researching the evolutions of the welfare state in Central and Eastern Europe. He also taught courses pertaining to social policy and comparative politics across two campuses of Sciences Po. Over the years, he has worked on various policy-related projects with multiple companies, NGOs (the German Marshall Fund of the US) and academic institutions (the College of Europe). Jan holds degrees from University College London, London School of Economics, and has been a visiting researcher at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies in Cologne and at the Department of Social Policy and Intervention at the University of Oxford. His writings have been featured in several media outlets, including Jacobin and Politico.
JiMin NAM
JiMin Nam holds a Master of Philosophy in Social Anthropology from University of Oslo, Norway. Her research interests intersect feminist studies, queer studies, social movement, (in)equality, critical race theory, and migration studies. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Asian Studies from Underwood International College, Yonsei University, South Korea.
Leah REA
Leah Rea is a PhD candidate in Law at the Transitional Justice Institute, School of Law of Ulster University where she is researching the relationship between constitutional conventions and the progression of human rights. She holds a Master’s degree in Violence, Terrorism and Security, a Master’s degree in Conflict Transformation and Social Justice and a Law degree from Queen’s University Belfast. Leah was accepted into the FEPS Young Academics Network for the 2022-2023 cohort. An alumna of ICNC’s online course on civil resistance, Leah has participated in multiple human rights campaigns in Northern Ireland, and also has experience in student union activism.
Lefteris ANTONOPOULOS
is a researcher on European Cohesion Policy. His research interests are related to issues of policy change in Cohesion policy, EU Enlargement, administrative capacity building and Europeanisation in Southeast Europe. He has worked as a policy researcher at the University of Strathclyde, the University of West Macedonia, and the Computer Technology Institute.
Marc CABAÑAS
Marc Cabañas is Graduated in Political Science and Administration from the University of Barcelona with a master’s degree in Investigative Journalism and Data Visualization from the International University of La Rioja. He has the title of Expert in data analysis for public management and political analysis by the University of Barcelona. Former First Secretary of the Youth Socialists of Baix Llobregat (JSC, Spain) and now Councillor of Presidency, Strategic Projects and Open Government in the City of Sant Joan Despí. Deeply interested in social and territorial inequalities, focusing on gender and age variables, and the relationship of these factors to political and electoral behavior in liberal democracies.
Matilde CERON
Matilde Ceron is a postdoctoral researcher at the Chair for Politics & Gender, Diversity & Equality at the Paris Lodron University of Salzburg. She is an affiliated researcher of the Activating European citizens’ trust in times of crises and polarization (ActEU) and Push*Back*Lash Horizon Europe projects. Previously she held postdoctoral positions in political economy (University of Pavia) and political science (Luiss University) and was a Max Weber Fellow at the Robert Schuman Center of the European University Institute. She completed her PhD in Political Studies at the University of Milan (NASP) with a dissertation on the EU fiscal framework and the composition of public expenditures in the Member States. holds an MSc in Economics and Social Sciences from Bocconi University and an MA in Public Policy Analysis from the College of Europe. Her research interest clusters at the intersection of EU economic governance, fiscal policies, gender equality and representation. Her current project focuses on substantive representation and gender mainstreaming in the National Recovery and Resilience Plans.
Matjaz NAHTIGAL
is associate professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, where he teaches courses in international law. He graduated at the Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana, where he completed a doctorate in 1999. In 2001 he has completed his doctoral program (SJD) at Harvard University School of Law. His area of research: international law, legal institutions and development, EU law and comparative business law. He has published three monographs on the legal reforms and transition in Central and Eastern Europe, on EU institutional reforms and EU role in the world. His scientific articles are published in national and international reviews. He was legal adviser to the prime minister and the president of the Republic of Slovenia. He lectures as a guest lecturer abroad and he participates in international scientific conferences. He is a member of FEPS Next Left.
Michael OBERSTEINER
Michael Obersteiner is Director at the Environmental Change Institute (ECI) at Oxford University. His research experience stretches from biophysical modelling in the areas of ecosystems, forestry and agriculture to economics, finance and integrated assessment and he has published over 250 scientific papers. Under his leadership several national and international organisations, including inter alia the European Commission, WWF, OECD, and other national and international institutions have received science-based policy advice using quantitative modelling techniques.
Mikhail SIRENKO
Mikhail is a Researcher at the Delft University of Technology and Wageningen University & Research and has a background in applied mathematics and cybernetics. He is also a Disaster Risk Management Consultant at the World Bank. Currently, Mikhail works at the intersection of computational modelling for policy-making. He studies how complex systems like cities or countries can recover, adapt, and transform given various shocks, e.g., a heatwave or a pandemic, and stresses such as social inequality.
Paddy SIYANGA KNUDSEN
Paddy Siyanga Knudsen is a Zambian national with over 17 years of professional experience as a development economist. She holds a Master’s in Financial Economics from SOAS and a BSc in Development and Economics from the London School of Economics. Her work covers development cooperation, regional integration and migration governance. Her experience includes supporting governments, Regional Economic Communities (RECs), bilateral development partners, EU institutions, civil society and UN agencies in engagement strategies, research, programme formulation, implementation as well as monitoring and evaluation. On migration governance, she has worked with IOM, UNESCO, UNHCR, EU institutions, civil society, foundations and diaspora organisations in continental Europe, Jordan, China, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe as well as other assignments in West and East Africa. Her areas of interest in migration governance include labour migration, migration and development as well as diaspora engagement. She is a Vice President of the Global Research Forum on Diaspora & Transnationalism (GRFDT), a member of GFMD civil society International steering committee, a member of UN network on migration workstream on remittances/diaspora as well as a member of the GIZ Diaspora Advisory Board. She also coordinates the African nonstate actors’ platform on GFMD/GCM.
Pier Carlo PADOAN
is Professor at the Sapienza University of Rome, and at the College of Bruges, and ULB in Belgium. He served as Director of the International Monetary Fund for Italy (2001-2005), Deputy Secretary General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – OECD (2007-2014), and Minister of Economy and Finance for Italy (2014-2018). Padoan coordinated the ‘Lisbon Agenda’ for the Italian government in 2000. His books include 'The Structural Foundations of International Finance' (Edward Elgar 2003).
Robert SWEENEY
is head of policy at TASC. His work centres on topics related to inequality. He has completed projects on a variety of topics, including income distribution, housing, care, corporate tax, and more. Robert has a PhD in economics from the University of Leeds in which he examined the growth of the financial sector in Europe.
Severin RAPP
Severin Rapp is an economist, working on wealth inequality and intergenerational transfers. He is interested in improving the availability of evidence on the distribution of wealth and bequests. This includes unearthing new data and creating tools to make data from different sources and countries comparable. Moreover, he has done work on the consequences of wealth inequality and behavioral economics. Currently, he is a PhD candidate at the Vienna University of Economics and Business.
Tiago SANTOS PEREIRA
Tiago Santos Pereira, DPhil in Science and Technology Policy Studies from SPRU, University of Sussex, has been a Coordinating Researcher at the Collaborative Laboratory for Work, Employment and Social Protection - CoLABOR, where he led the research line on the impacts of technology on work and employment. Continuing to collaborate with CoLABOR, he has recently taken up the post of Director of the Centre for Social Studies of the University of Coimbra (CES), which is one of the associate partners that constituted CoLABOR. His research has also focused on the policies and governance of science and technology and the modes of articulation of knowledge between public sector research, business, public decision making and society. He is Co-Director of the Doctoral Programme 'Governance, Knowledge and Innovation', a partnership between CES and the School of Economics of the University of Coimbra. In 2022, he was nominated member of the National Council on Science, Technology and Innovation (CNCTI).
Tin KAMPL
Tin Kampl is a teaching assistant and PhD student in political science at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana. His research interest intersects the areas of political participation, youth and social justice. During his career, he has been involved in youth policy processes at the highest level as Director of the Office of the Republic of Slovenia for Youth (2018-2020) and President of the Youth Council of Slovenia (2014-2018).
Tomáš PETŘÍČEK
is a senior non-residential fellow at the Centre of Global Political Economy at the Institute of International Relations in Prague. He is also director of Progressive Analytical Centre, the Prague based think-tank. Since 2022 he is member of the Board of Trustees of the Boris Nemtsov Foundation for Freedom.
